About Us
Discover your potential with expert outdoor guidance
Who we are
About Apocalypse Strong
Apocalypse Strong is a growing community offering outdoor education workshops and guided hikes around Florida. Our online courses, in-person workshops, and outdoor education programs are experiential and teach the art of surviving and thriving in nature. We serve individuals, groups, and organizations.
We’re embarked on a mission to raise environmental mindfulness and enhance outdoor skills. Therefore, we cover how to live in nature, ethical harvesting, how to minimize your trace to benefit the environment and promote balance. We instill foundational skills including wilderness living and emergency survival, as well as model community spirit, service, love, and respect.
Our outdoor programs offer adequate time to explore, learn, play, and gain a new perspective on the world in a changing time. Our ultimate aim is to bring a novice to a place of confidence in their outdoor endeavors.
All about fun, hands-on/online learning, and connectedness, Apocalypse Strong positions our clients to obtain the skills they need for today – and for the future ahead.
Apocalypse Strong is also ‘home’ to top-notch gear, essential for exceptional outdoor adventure. Check out our shop and get ready for your next adventure!
Our Core Values
Grow ▲
Challenging our minds and pushing ourselves to grow beyond perceived bounds, we teach the art of strength, resiliency, and life-long learning. We focus on service, solutions, and continued personal growth. Never stop seeking to learn!
Lead ►
We lead in many ways—at work, on the road, and in our personal lives. Leadership isn’t always about grand gestures; it’s about vision and integrity. By connecting with nature and stepping out of our comfort zones, we can tap into our higher potential and positively influence others.
Serve ▲
Serve generously in life and watch it change before you. We believe service is the highest form of love. We strive to make a positive difference.
Why Choose us
OUR STORY
As a child in the city, Zinnia – Founder of ‘Apocalypse Strong’ – was not able to wander. Later in life, she traveled the states and beyond for years backpacking and camping. The Great Outdoors was her HOME!
Being blessed with children and an intense adoration for the outdoors, Zinnia found herself with a deep desire to get out and stay outside. However, her children were YOUNG. Soon, it became apparent that the kids needed to know how to do the things they counted on her for and that there was so much more to learn. While camping, hiking, and backpacking, they all began to learn little by slow.
It all served as her inspiration to lay the foundation of Apocalypse Strong to prepare others with the knowledge of nature and survival.
Combined with her experience with leading trips into the backcountry for different organizations and the multiple outdoor-facilitator trainings completed, Zinnia is determined to offer high-quality teaching along with engaging and purposeful lessons. Apocalypse Strong has combined the Must-Knows and streamlined the process of learning so that clients can not only begin their journey, but also grow to garner self-confidence and respect for nature. It’s not rocket science!
“There are different organizations that assist in preparing for outdoor adventures and safety, and we back anyone dedicated to this mission. Apocalypse Strong has a myriad of options that range from a one-time “If I’m Lost” course to an extensive “Let’s take it to the Next Level!” option, all aimed at preparing you for your next adventure. It can be fun and empowering to find yourself acquiring the skills needed to help you in case of an emergency, as well as the everyday hike. We warmly welcome you to embark on a journey with us of life-long learning!
We are all on our own paths, but may they align for this time as we venture to the Great Outdoors. I hope and pray that you find all you are looking for in life and more.”
Zinnia Long
Founder | CEO